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I have known Stewie, the trader that runs The Art of Trading, for a couple of years. I started trading full-time back in January 2007 and I have known Stewie almost as long. I first met Stewie through his trading blog and soon became interested in his trading style. After corresponding with Stewie via e-mail for several months we formed a closer relationship and he began to mentor me; even taking time out of his personal schedule to talk me through rough patches in my trading over the phone.

When I found out that he was starting a trading service I didn't hesitate for a moment to register for it. I have been using his alerts for a year now and I must say that this is the only service that I will ever register and pay for and recommend to others. There are a lot of websites out there that offer a "trading community" or "expert advice" but you cannot be sure how legitimate they are. I am here to tell you that you will not be disappointed in the level of service you receive as a member of The Art of Trading.

As a member you have access to a great website with lots of education on trading psychology, strategy, risk management and more. The chat room is also a great resource for those of you that trade full-time (I have a full-time job now) where you can learn from Stewie and other great traders who call out their trades real-time. For me, the email service is my bread and butter. Most of the time when I receive an alert I instantly put in the order and the stop loss without even looking at a chart; I trust Stewie's calls that much.

Stewie's performance, which he shares openly, speaks for itself; but if that isn't enough, then the amount of knowledge that you gain from following him should be. The Art of Trading isn't a commodity that Stewie is selling, it is his knowledge and personal service that you are paying for. Stewie is always available to answer any of your questions, and I have never sent him an email that wasn't responded to the same day; most often within the hour. Stewie always keeps his members in the loop with current positions and possible upcoming trades with commented charts and reasons why the trades should work. Stewie is genuinely interested in helping his members become better traders by teaching them what he knows.

If you are a novice looking for a way to get started trading with a small account, then this service is for you. If you are an intermediate trader looking for ways to improve your risk management, discipline and trading psychology, then this service is for you. If you are an experienced trader with a large account looking for some fresh ideas and an easy way to stay in touch with the market without all of the talking-head bullshit, then this service is for you. If you are still not convinced that The Art of Trading is the best trading service out there, then sign up for the 14-day free trial and see for yourself.

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I've been with traderstewie for close to 2 months now - have never been happier. He offers a very personalized approach to investing. Yes there are thousands of newsletters / investment services out there that sends out real-time alerts, but how many would actually really take the time & effort to reply to your queries? (however newbie they may be).

traderstewie is passionate at what he does. Every morning between 6-6.30 am PST, he emails his subscribers a pre-market take (and yes, he lives in the West Coast.. so he does get up that early!). More importantly, he is good in what he does. I started following stewie through twitter, and noticed that he publishes good setups (check out twitter.com/traderstewie). After making money on some setups, I was intrigued that he runs a subscription service - with 2 weeks free trial, so I decided to give it a go.

In the first 3.5 weeks of my subscription (and this includes 2 weeks of free trial), I made $1969.28 following his recs. But more important than gains, from following him, I'm getting a better sense of when to get in, when to get out.. when things look right, and when things start to look wrong. I would highly recommend this service to anyone willing to learn. I subscribed to many different services before, and I can honestly say this is one service that I would subscribe to for a long time.

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Starting from the first and most important thing, Stewie, the trader who operates The Art of Trading, has demonstrated a true and constant edge over the 9 months I have followed him.

His performance is impressive, and his drawdowns are low - my risk tolerance as a trader is very very low, yet I feel comfortable following his trades. His style is very clear - he will always explain the rationale behind his trades. If the trade is to be taken quickly, then he will issue an alert and give the rationale shortly after.

Following Stewie for at least a year will give you a day-in day-out insight into the life of a full time trader - in my opinion an experience which wins hands down over a one shot seminar or DVD. Depending on how much you are investing, his monthly fee should be easily recouped in one or two of his trades.

Stewie's mentorship has been very instrumental in my development as a trader and I am very grateful to him for this.

One final thing: I have given 3 for entertainment as I personally feel that this service has much more to give than entertainment value and assigning 5 for entertainment would be somewhat degrading.

eToke

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If u want to want to learn and make money at the same time..This is the site for you..The guy really knows his stuff..I know he has better thing to come in the future..Like Tim Sykes says cant trust people in this game. Spammers and Scammers...its so hard to separate the real from the fake... trader stewie is the real deal...

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The Art of Trading is operated by a very day/swing trader that goes by the name "Trader Stewie". You WILL learn and you WILL get some great setups to play. A lot of services claim to teach you, but really they just throw picks at you and never get too in depth of teaching outside of giving you an overview of why they are giving you the picks. Stewie goes out of his way to teach through twitter, his blog posts, email and will answer anything you throw at him. This may change as the service grows, and I am sure it is growing already, but there is also a very personal feel. If you email Stewie he gets back to you quickly. He also throws out some fun stuff to his subscribers once in a while such as recipes and newsletters he has received. He is running a business obviously, but it's nice to know he's not just about the money and business.

If you've been a member of some services, Investors Live comes to mind, you'll have experienced traders who brag about their successes. You will not find that with The Art of Trading. Stewie is very humble and talks more about other members' trades and discussing their trades than his own personal play. He's also interactive in the chat listening to what other traders are doing and why they are doing it. He's just one of the guys in the chat room which makes it really a really easy going and fun community.

I did the free trial with and was impressed enough with Stewie's hard work to sign up for the $50 a month service. No doubt. I only stayed a month, but I would recommend this to anyone who either just wants set ups to play or to someone who is still learning. I would use this service again and will probably sign up just to be part of the community in the future.

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I have been trading with Stewie since the start of his education/alert service in March 09. For the first 3 months, I sat on my hands and just watched and observed. Once I got a feel for his style, I plunged in and couldn't be more impressed.

Stewie is a survivor.

Something you need to be in this profession.

I have seen him push his trades to the max when conditions warranted, and also scale back to maybe one trade a day, sometimes none.

Bottom line, if the edge is not there-If there is not a high probability trade, Stewie will wait it out.

This to me, has been the most important skill to learn. That good trading opportunities come in waves. And you need to be able to recognize when conditions are great and when they are not so great. And to cut losses early, and if a trade is not performing like it should, get out.

If you want to trade and be successful, trade with someone who has been around awhile, and has confidence in their trading skill.

That person is Stewie.

The chat room traders are also a great bunch. There are no egos. Just traders sharing trades, strategies, and support.

With a 2 week trial offer, you will be able to tell if Stewie's style of trading is for you.

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I have been subscribing to Stewie's alerts for close to a year now. I loved the service since day one. I first heard about Stewie when he was featured in a trader interview (traderinterviews.com). I followed his blog ever since and enjoyed the free chart analysis he features on his blog.

When you hear about a service you're typically suspicious (at least I am) and you want to test drive it before signing up. That's exactly what I did. During the test drive period you get an idea how the service performs (lag time of alerts and real market price, number of alerts, type of alerts ...). I've to say my first three trades were winners and as a algo/system trader (100+ trades/month) that's very rare, so I knew I found something special.

My personal value from Stewie's trading service doesn't come from his email alerts or his chart explanation (although that helped me significantly during my progression as a trader). My value comes from his experience and his attitude. When I have a trading slump he reminds me to focus on my strength, reminds me that trading isn't all that easy and coaches me to get back on track. He also has some very strong money management techniques I could benefit from during these times. Considering I could hire a trading coach or have Stewie coach me and have him be familiar with my trading style this is a no brainer.

Second to coaching I value his chat room. There are great traders with different styles, some beginners, some seasoned day or swing traders, all contributing with different trading ideas and also adding color to different trading techniques. They face the same questions as we all do, drawdowns and slumps, gambling highs, taxes, overtrading ... all having their own mechanisms to deal with these issues. While there's usually no right or wrong you can ask them for their opinion, incorporate Stewie's coaching and you'll short cut your learning curve significantly.

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The Art of Trading site was started (i believe) about a year ago by its current owner, who goes by the nickname 'Stewie'. The monthly fee includes chat-room access to discuss trades with other members, real-time alerts on trades that Stewie is taking (via chat-room and email notification), and updated watch list setups multiple times a week. The chat room is a great place to discuss ideas. It's pretty typical in that for as many people are in there, it's usually a handful of people (including Stewie) that dominate the discussion. But that is not a negative; they are all very friendly and helpful. Regarding his trades, they are a mix of day-trades and 3-to-4 day swing trades. Stewie goes out of his way to explain what he is thinking and why. He is also very disciplined (as every successful trader should be!), going into every trade with a target and stop-loss exit. He cuts losses immediately and is always looking for the next good idea. What's more, he continually asks for feedback - from any difficulties you might be having, so he can offer some assistance, to success stories to he can share with others. There is also a two week trial you'd be nuts not to try.

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